Mar 27 2008
An anti-racketeering food market from Palermo, Italy is set to launch a national tour. The market only sells goods made by merchants who don’t pay the pizzo, the mafia’s tax for protection. Continue Reading »
Mar 26 2008
Police fear a Mafia war is about to break out after a mobster was gunned down in a revenge hit yesterday. Continue Reading »
Mar 25 2008
Nicolo Rizzuto is taken into police custody in Nov. 2006 in Montreal. He appeared before Superior Court Justice James Brunton on Tuesday through a video linkup.
MONTREAL — Six men alleged to be leaders among the Montreal Mafia will go to trial on several charges related to Project Colisee, a major police investigation into organized crime.
All six, including Nicolo Rizzuto, the octogenarian father of reputed mob boss Vito Rizzuto, appeared before Superior Court Justice James Brunton on Tuesday through a video linkup between the Montreal courthouse and the Bordeaux and Montreal detention centres. Continue Reading »
Mar 25 2008
Catania — Paramilitary police on Tuesday arrested 15 people suspected of belonging to a local Mafia clan operating in the northeastern Sicilian city of Catania and surrounding area. Continue Reading »
Mar 22 2008
Tailoring for top Milan fashion houses, pirating of DVDs and handbags, fishing of endangered bluefin tuna and brewing genetically-modified beer are all part and parcel of Italy’s thoroughly modern Mafia. Continue Reading »
Mar 22 2008
It may be the moment when the throwaway society meets its retribution. A shadow this weekend hangs over one of the great staples of modern European life – Italy’s mozzarella cheese.
The topping on a billion pizzas, the magic ingredient in a million salads, is at the centre of a major food scare involving pollution, corruption, the Mafia and southern Italy’s remarkable crisis in waste management. Continue Reading »
